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I am 38, married for 8 years to my hubby, Ron, and we have 3 beautiful daughters, ages 7-1/2, 6 and 2. Oh yes, and 2 cats as well. I am an unemployed 'working' mom searching for new job opportunities and options.
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Well, she has me beat…
The other day while we were out and about somewhere (I can’t remember where offhand), Ron got all excited and came up to show me something. Something he’d just found – on Abby’s head. Stop, before you even think of little creepy crawly thingi...
Tackling… sick girls and grocery shopping
Well, sick girl that is – at least so far Abby is the only one who’s come down with whatever this is. I’m rather hoping that she’s got whatever Becca and I had a couple of weeks ago – so at least that way I only have to worry about whether...
I ♥ “Excited” Faces
This week’s theme is “Excited”, and there’s only one of my children who came to mind when I saw what the topic was. All of my girls easily show their excitement on their faces – but Abby is the one whose typical mood is usually one of excit...
My one-of-a-kind girl
“Unique” That’s the word that I keep hearing whenever someone is talking about Abby, my oldest daughter. She’s “one-of-a-kind”, “marches to the beat of a different drummer”, and just about any other cliché you can throw out there too...
Updates – and more updates…
I can’t believe that this week is almost over! It seems like it just completely zoomed by and I’ve hardly gotten anything done. Hmm, Ron was home sick for two days – I have a feeling that may just have something to do with it… It’s ...
So…. how’d it go??
They set off in the morning, bright-eyed and anxious about what the new school year would bring. At the bus stop, we realized for the first time that the five kids who wait there every morning are ‘stair steps’ – with one kid in every grade fro...
Wordless Wednesday #111 – First Day!
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Overheard…
Me (to Becca): You’re such a big girl now… Becca: No, I not a big girl, I a big sisser! Me (amusedly): You’re a big sister? So who’s your little sister (or brother) then? Becca: Abby! Me: Well ok then. I guess someone had better tell Abby tha...
Tackle It Tuesday #88 – Avoidance
I’ve been having a difficult time concentrating lately. I don’t know completely why – but I can’t seem to focus even so much as to write a review post. I have a stack of reviews needing to be written, and yet I can’t even seem to find the w...
Try, try again…
Life holds many challenges for us. Some of which are easier to overcome – and some of which turn out to be more difficult. Especially when you don’t expect them to be at first. It can sometimes take years to accomplish your goals – leaving yo...
(Late) Wordless Wednesday #105 – She did it!!!!
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Weekend Top Five – Potter and Puppets
This weekend was full of contrasts – many ups but also at least one major struggle that we are still dealing with. We didn’t spend a lot of time at home for once but instead had some fun times with friends. 5: On Friday, Ron wasn’t feeling well...
Random complaints (and a tackle or two)…
Don’t mind me – I’m just here for a bit of venting. Read on or ignore as you wish… First off, I am FRUSTRATED with myself for tripping over the concrete step in the garage this afternoon and stubbing the second toe on my right foot wh...
Sleeping Soundly
Summertime is starting to kick us in the you-know-where. At least in terms of sleep, that is. We do stick to a fairly strict bedtime year-round, but with the kids able to sleep in later in the mornings right now, it’s a little more difficult to get...
Weekend Top Five – Sunglasses and sandals
So even though Kristi’s out of town at the moment, I’m still going to do a weekend round-up – pretty much because I’ve grown used to summing up our weekend activities this way. It was a rather low-key weekend in general, but I’ll do my best...
Resting comfortably
I just wanted to give an update after Abby’s surgery today. She was extremely brave and only started to cry a little bit as they wheeled her away from us to take her into the operating room. Afterward she was quite groggy and in fact ended up sleep...
Answers – finally, and threefold
So trust my child to end up with not one, not two – but three separate diagnoses. With a 9-page report detailing everything from ‘Pertinent Background Information’ to testing results, interpretation of results and recommendations. Really – I ...
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday #101 – Surgery Day
So I can’t quite make do without words for this one. At 9:45 am we will be at the surgery center and at some point after that, Abby will undergo the surgery to correct the alignment of her left eye. It’s been just over three years since w...
Tackle It Tuesday #84 – Abby
Or maybe I should’ve titled this post ‘babysitters’ because that’s pretty much what I’m going to be tackling today. We have two major things going on this week, and both are Abby-related. First, tonight we have the ‘feedback’ session wi...
Once upon a time…
There was a beautiful princess. She was kind (usually), thoughtful (when she wanted to be), smart (too much so for her own good), and sweet (almost always). The princess had two sisters. One of whom was ‘evil’ – because she rarely wanted to pla...
Wordless Wednesday #100(!) – Watering Can fun
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Weekend Top Five – the “can’t fit it all in one post edition”
Ugh, I have a feeling that we’ve just had a preview of what the weekends during this summer might be like – at least in terms of how busy we’re likely to be. So yes, I’m going to divide the weekend up into more than one post so that I can act...
In more Abby news…
I think I must be losing my mind. Or at least some of it – unless there’s another explanation… See, I vaguely remembered last week that the next eye appointment for Abby (plus a first eye exam for Becca) was coming up soon, and I even do rememb...
It’s time.
After four years of playing soccer, Wednesday night marked Abby’s very last game. Probably ever. She has loved playing – she never complains about going to practices or games, eagerly goes out onto the field and cheers on her teammates. And ever...
Wordless Wednesday #96 - Ok, so when they said they were ‘cleaning the house’, this wasn’t what I had in mind…
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Tackle It Tuesday #81 – Appointments for Abby
This week’s tackle is a bit different from the usual. For once I’m somewhat caught up on laundry, and even though my house doesn’t look visitor-worthy, I’m starting to get used to that fact. Not that I won’t be tackling those kinds of thing...
I ♥ ‘Laughing’ Faces
This week’s theme is “Laughter”. I took this photo a couple of weeks ago, and actually included it in a post here recently before I knew what the upcoming theme was. It fits perfectly, I think, so I’m posting it here again as my entry for thi...
Happy Mother’s Day!
(originally posted on May 1, 2008) My Story of Motherhood On my first Mother’s Day, I had no children. I wasn’t even pregnant. But I had become a mother several months earlier, the moment I saw a second, very faint, line on a pregnancy te...
Woo Hoo – good news!
A couple of weeks ago, I took Abby in for her yearly checkup – and afterward over to the hospital to have a back x-ray taken, since her doctor was concerned that Abby might have Scoliosis after doing a simple check of her spine when she bent to tou...
Wordless Wednesday #94 - They have my heart…
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